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Description

This module starts by looking at what people mean when they talk about ‘ethics’ in everyday life and conversation. It also addresses the common criticisms that ethics are ‘just subjective’ or ‘just preferences’ and then focuses on common ethical theories that have been applied to the question of how we ought to relate to animals.

Objectives

Objectives

In this module you will learn the following:-

- What people mean by ‘ethics’ in everyday life
- Why ethics are not ‘just subjective’ or ‘just preferences’
- Common ethical theories about how we ought to relate to animals

This lecture was first developed for World Animal Protection by Dr David Main (University of Bristol) in 2003. It was revised by World Animal Protection scientific advisors in 2012 using updates provided
by Dr Caroline Hewson.
We are World Animal Protection. We end the needless suffering of animals. We influence decision makers to put animals on the global agenda. We help the world see how important animals are to all of us. We inspire people to change animals’ lives for the better. We move the world to protect animals.

Current Accreditations

This course has been certified by or provided by the following Certified Organization/s: